April 2014

It's not too early to start the April 2014 thread, is it? Seeing as today is 1 year out from our arrival (last Thursday in April - we will be at CN April 24 - May 2, 2014). Looking forward to seeing old friends and new! Let the list begin!

After are 1st trip April 5 -15 2013 we were only home 4 days before booking our 2nd trip. I would say it is never to early to talk about returning home as most repeaters say. We will be there April18 -28th 2014 and thanks to all staff and fellow travellers for making trip1 a trip we will never forget.(James and Carol)

CN jacked the rates almost 50% from the 2013 rates. We just got back April 23rd. Had a great time. But with a rate increase of almost 50% for the dates from April 15-23rd 2014....we won't be coming back.....had a great time, but only have so much money for our mid april vacation. So we will be checking out Mexico or Dominican Republic.......this was our 4th year in a row at CN in April....sure hope it was not our last!

CN jacked the rates almost 50% from the 2013 rates. We just got back April 23rd. Had a great time. But with a rate increase of almost 50% for the dates from April 15-23rd 2014....we won't be coming back.....had a great time, but only have so much money for our mid april vacation. So we will be checking out Mexico or Dominican Republic.......this was our 4th year in a row at CN in April....sure hope it was not our last!

Couples didn't jack their rates. It just so happens that Easter is April 20th which ends the high season for all of the Carribean. On April 20th the rates actually go down to the next lower tier for the season. Don't blame Couples for "Jacking the rates".
Just Saying!

Since Couples has complete control of their rates....YES I blame Couples for JACKING the rates. They have extended their high rate from Jan -April 22nd...that is 3 weeks more than 3 years ago, two weeks more than two years ago. So Couples has total control over how many weeks they want to charge at their high rate..... in case they haven't noticed the world economy isn't getting any better and they are rarely at capacity. We book in April as that is when we can get time off and afford it, based on the rates.... There are lots of undiscovered options out there. Couples should seriously consider the effects of raising rates in a bad economy...... o well, we will see what couples does over the next 6 months....

We just went for our first trip to any Couples (Sans Souci) this past March. We got married there, and were looking at doing an anniversary trip this year. I noticed that the rates for the March timeframe were much higher than what we booked for this year. However, we got an amazing Wednesday deal for that trip. But, because of the very nice price drop from early March to later April, we went ahead and booked our trip to Negril for April 19-26. Of course, by "we" I mean I booked it without telling her, and surprised her with it at our reception we had once we were back in the states. We will actually be doing a split stay, so on the 26th we will be transferring to CSS for another wonderful week in paradise!

PS: congrats to Jon and Shannon!! my wife and I had our first trip to Couples (Sans Souci) this March, and it was FANTASTIC. We got married on the beach, and could not have asked for a more beautiful weddingmoon

Just stopping in to say we decided to add a night we will now be there the 18th-26! Would've added one more but we really wanted that non-stop flight home and its only offered on Saturdays ohhh well, one more day in paradise is better than none!!

Doug retired today because I booked April 19-26, 2014 and he couldn't be guaranteed a vacation. Actually Wausau Papers was sold and he was tired of working shift work. This will give him time to rest up for our 8th trip to Jamaica and 7th trip to Couples. Missed our spring vacation this year. First time we had to spend the entire winter in Wisconsin since 2000. Can't wait to return to our favorite spot with some old friends and make some new friends.

My wife and I booked our trip for our first anniversary to Couples Negril/Sans Souci for next April. We are wanting to book TimAir to transfer us from Negril to Sans Souci on April 26, 2014. I have spoken with TimAir, and confirmed that we can split the cost between anyone wanting to fly from Negril to Sans Souci, AND anyone wanting to fly from Sans Souci to Montego Bay or Negril that day. The flight from Negril to Sans Souci is 40 minutes, instead of a 3 hour bus ride. The flight from Sans Souci to Montego Bay is about 20 minutes, instead of a 1.5hr bus ride. As of right now, the cost is a little over $800. If we can get full planes both ways, that would drop the cost to a little over $100 each. This is a great opportunity to see Jamaica like never before, and to be able to spend those extra hours on resort, instead of in a bus. If anyone is interested (those that have already booked this far in advance, that is...) please reply to this thread and let me know, so we can start making arrangements. Thanks so much!

Bought our plane tickets We fly out on the 19th at 10:30 from DFW and land in Jamaica at 2:05.. We leave Jamaica at 2:30 on the 26th. I've read on the board that customs can be a pain in the afternoon since they are usually busy around the time my flight lands.. Thinking I might buy the club Mobay for arrival and departure.. Any thoughts?